A body cools from a temperature 3T to 2T in10 minutes. The room temperature is T. Assume that Newton's law of cooling is applicable. The temperature of the body at the end of next 10 minutes will be:
1. \(\frac{7}{4}T\)
2. \(\frac{3}{2}T\)
3. \(\frac{4}{3}T\)
4. \(T\)

The coefficients of linear expansion of brass and steel rods are \(\alpha_1\) and \(\alpha_2\), lengths of brass and steel rods are \(l_1\) and \(l_2\) respectively. If (\(l_2-l_1\)) is maintained the same at all temperatures, Which one of the following relations holds good?
1. \(\alpha_1 l_2^2=\alpha_2l_1^2\)
2. \(\alpha_1^2 l_2=\alpha_2^2l_1\)
3. \(\alpha_1 l_1=\alpha_2l_2\)
4. \(\alpha_1 l_2=\alpha_2l_1\)

A black body is at a temperature of 5760 K. The energy of radiation emitted by the body at a wavelength of 250 nm is U₁, at a wavelength of 500 nm is U₂ and that at 1000 nm is U₃. Given Wien's constant $b=2.88\times {10}^6$ $nm-\mathrm{K,\; which }$of the following is correct?
1. U₃=0       
2. U₁>U₂
3. U₂>U₁     
4. U₁=0

Two metal wires of identical dimensions are connected in series. If $\sigma$₁ and $\sigma$₂ are the conductivities of the metal wires respectively, the effective conductivity of the combination is

1. $\frac{{\displaystyle 2{\sigma }_1{\sigma }_2}}{{\displaystyle {\sigma }_1+{\sigma }_2}}$

2. $\frac{{\displaystyle {\sigma }_1{\sigma }_2}}{{\displaystyle 2{\sigma }_1{\sigma }_2}}$ 

3. $\frac{{\displaystyle {\sigma }_1+{\sigma }_2}}{{\displaystyle {\sigma }_1{\sigma }_2}}$  

4. $\frac{{\displaystyle {\sigma }_1{\sigma }_2}}{{\displaystyle {\sigma }_1+{\sigma }_2}}$

The value of coefficient of volume expansion of glycerin is 5x10^-4 K^-1. The fractional change in the density of glycerin for a rise of 40°C in its temperature is -

(1) 0.015

(2) 0.020

(3) 0.025

(4) 0.010

Steam at 100°C is passed into 20 g of water at 10°C. When water acquires a temperature of 80°C, the mass of water present will be (Take specific heat of water=1 cal g^-1 °C^-1 and latent heat of steam = 540 cal g^-1)

(a) 24 g                       

(b) 31.5g

(c) 42.5 g                   

(d) 22.5 g

A certain quantity of water cools from \(70^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) to \(60^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) in the first 5 minutes and to \(54^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) in the next 5 minutes. 
The temperature of the surroundings will be: 

A piece of iron is heated in a flame. It first becomes dull red then becomes reddish yellow and finally turns to white hot. The correct explanation for the above observation is possible by using

(1) Stefan's law

(2) Wien's displacement law

(3) Kirchoff's law

(4) Newton's law of cooling

Liquid oxygen at 50K is heated to 300K at constant pressure of 1 atm. The rate of heating is constant.Which one of the following graphs represents the variation of temperature with time?

A slab of stone of area of 0.36 ${\mathrm{m}}^2$ and 

thickness 0.1 m is exposed on the lower 

surface to steam at $100°\mathrm{C}$. A block of ice 

at $0°\mathrm{C}$ rests on the upper surface of the slab.

In one hour 4.8 kg of ice is melted. The thermal

conductivity of slab is

(Given latent heat of fusion of ice 

=3.36x${10}^{5 }\mathrm{J} {\mathrm{kg}}^{-1}$)

(a) $1.24 \mathrm{J}/\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}/°\mathrm{C}$        (b) $1.29 \mathrm{J}/\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}/°\mathrm{C}$

(c) $2.05 \mathrm{J}/\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}/°\mathrm{C}$        (d) $1.02 \mathrm{J}/\mathrm{m}/\mathrm{s}/°\mathrm{C}$